1996 Lunar New Year Cup

The 1996 Lunar New Year Cup was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday.

1996 Lunar New Year Cup
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates19 – 22 February
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Takuya Takagi
Japan Norio Omura (2 goals)
1995
1997

Participating teams edit

Results edit

Semifinals edit

Japan  5–0  Poland
Yamaguchi   31'
Takagi   33', 77'
Omura   41'
Miura   63'
Report
Attendance: 27,456
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)

Hong Kong League XI  0–1  Sweden
Report Alexandersson   65'
Attendance: 27,456
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Third place match edit

Hong Kong League XI  0–1  Poland
Report Śrutwa   27'
Attendance: 32,019
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)

Final edit

Japan  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Sweden
Omura   65' Report Pringle   52'
Penalties
Miura  
Sōma  
Takagi  
Honda  
Ihara  
4–5   Landberg
  Karlsson
  R. Nilsson
  M. Nilsson
  Alexandersson
Attendance: 31,932
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
 
  Japan5
 
22 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
  Poland0
 
  Sweden (pen.) 1 (5)
 
19 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
  Japan1 (4)
 
  Sweden1
 
 
  Hong Kong League XI0
 
Third place
 
 
22 February 1996 – Hong Kong
 
 
  Poland1
 
 
  Hong Kong League XI0
1996 Carlsberg Cup Winner
 
Sweden
First Title

Top scorers edit

2 goals
1 goal

See also edit

References edit